1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1 4 20–4 12–2 Branch McCracken 13th Ernie Andres Phil Buck Bobby Leonard The Fieldhouse UP Poll regular season championsBig Ten Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Regional Third Place The 1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. As reigning national champions, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 12–2, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to Regional Third Place.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 21, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown13Charlie KraakF6–5Sr.Collinsville, Illinois14Phil ByersG5–11Jr.Evansville, Indiana15Neal SkeetersG5–11So.Louisville, Kentucky20Jim BarleyG6–2So.Marion, Indiana21Bobby LeonardG6–3Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana22Jim DeaKyneG6–3Sr.Fortville, Indiana23Jim PhippsG5–11So.Kokomo, Indiana24Sherrill MarginetG6–1So.Fort Branch, Indiana25Burke ScottG6–1Jr.Tell City, Indiana30Paul PoffG6–1Jr.New Albany, Indiana31Dick FarleyF6–3Sr.Winslow, Indiana32Warren FisherF6–3So.Terre Haute, Indiana33Bill MaetschkeF6–4So.New Albany, Indiana34Don SchlundtC6–10Jr.South Bend, Indiana35Lou ScottC6–10Sr.Chicago41Dick WhiteF6–1Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana42Charles MeadG6–3So.Oak Park, Illinois43Cliff WilliamsonF6–3So.Kokomo, Indiana44Wally ChoiceF6–4So.Montclair, New Jersey45Frank StemleF6–3So.New Albany, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/5/1953 yes Cincinnati The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 78–65 1–0 12/7/1953 yes Kansas State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 92–66 2–0 12/12/1953 yes yes 1 Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis 76–57 3–0 12/14/1953 yes 1 Notre Dame The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 66–55 4–0 12/18/1953 yes yes 1 Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 74–54 5–0 12/21/1953 yes yes 1 Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 76–72 6–0 12/22/1953 yes yes 1 Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 51–67 6–1 1/2/1954 yes 3 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 62–60 7–1 (1–0) 1/4/1954 3 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 70–67 8–1 (2–0) 1/9/1954 yes 3 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 71–63 9–1 (3–0) 1/11/1954 3 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 73–67 10–1 (4–0) 1/16/1954 yes 3 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 90–74 11–1 (5–0) 1/18/1954 3 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 94–72 12–1 (6–0) 2/1/1954 yes 3 Louisville The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 80–71 13–1 (6–0) 2/6/1954 3 Michigan State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 79–74 14–1 (7–0) 2/8/1954 3 Minnesota The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 90–77 15–1 (8–0) 2/13/1954 yes 3 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 90–100 15–2 (8–1) 2/15/1954 yes 3 Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 86–50 16–2 (9–1) 2/20/1954 yes 3 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 63–61 17–2 (10–1) 2/22/1954 3 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 64–82 17–3 (10–2) 2/27/1954 yes 3 Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 84–68 18–3 (11–2) 3/6/1954 2 Illinois The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 67–64 19–3 (12–2) |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/12/1954 yes yes 2 Notre Dame Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa Regional semifinals 64–65 19–4 (12–2) 3/13/1954 yes yes 2 LSU Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa Regional Third Place 73–62 20–4 (12–2) AP Poll Rankings 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings References Indiana Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1953 in sports in Indiana Category:1954 in sports in Indiana